The Friends of the Libraries will host an evening with actor Leonard Nimoy tonight, best known for playing Spock on the science fiction series Star Trek. A Boston native, Nimoy will lecture on his long career in Hollywood where he was nominated for three Emmy Awards for acting, has directorial credits on numerous feature films, became a successful recording artist and authored several volumes of poetry and two autobiographies: I Am Not Spock (1977) and I Am Spock (1995). Nimoy is also an accomplished photographer and the recipient of a Master’s Degree in Education, an Honorary Master of Fine Arts and four Honorary Doctorates. The event will begin at 6:00 PM in the Metcalf Ballroom (771 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston). Admission is $25 for the general public and free to members of the Friends of the Libraries and the BU Community.

]]>http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2011/05/09/spock-speaking-at-tsai-tonight/feed/0Ronan Tynan Peforms and Lectures tonighthttp://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/11/17/ronan-tynan-peforms-and-lectures-tonight/
http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/2010/11/17/ronan-tynan-peforms-and-lectures-tonight/#commentsWed, 17 Nov 2010 10:00:58 +0000http://blogs.bu.edu/bunow/?p=7134The Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center is hosting an evening with Irish Tenor Ronan Tynan tonight at the Tsai Performance Center. Tynan is an accomplished athlete, winning multiple medals while competing at the Paralympics, a physician in his home country of Ireland and most known for his accomplishments as an opera singer. The event will include a performance, lecture and reception. The event is free and open to the public; doors open at 6:30 and the event will start at 7:00 PM.
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